Cutlery and the like



Aug. 25, 1931. N. E. LEES 1,820,234

CUTLERY AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 26, 1929 Fgi. C V 4 "1 h V gLfi i v f x 0 d '0 W /g w i h e/Wra/ 666w dim,

Patented Aug; 25,1931

UNITED STATES I c rLEnY A T KE 7 Application filed September 26, 1929, Serial No. 395,234, and in Great m'a se ambe a QzeQ poses being substantially less than the cross sectional area of the remainder. The reduct1on 1n the cross sectional area may be consequential to a tapering formation of knife blade wherethe blade tapers in thickness lon- I i-g'a 5 is afcross section ondin'e gitudinally as well as transversely orit may 7 I be achieved by grinding thehollow deeper at the requisite part. Wherethe invention is applied to table and like knives the hollow increases in "depth towardsthe point ofth'e blade whereby a fine cutting edge is obtained at the requisite part used for cutting purposeswhile strength and;

rigidity is maintained along the length of the blade rearwardly from said part owing to the consequent increasing thickness in the crosssection of the blade towards the tang Preferably the form of blade employed is i 9 one which, in addition to the usual tapering cross section, tapers in thickness from'the tang end to the point so that the hollow is therefore deepestat the thinnest part of the blade, resulting in a very keen edge thereat 5 which is thepart chiefly utilized in' a table knife for cuttingj I Preferably also, the side or face of the blade on which the hollow is'formed is made flat and the opposite side is'slightly rolled,

rounded or made convex whereby the cutting edge of the blade occurs in a plane'which lies midway or intermediate of theplanes of the. In such a two sides or faces of the blade.

r form of "blade, therefore, the cutting edge lies almost centrally ofnthe metal at theback thereof which thereby givesthe maximum of strength to the edge and in addition'the increasing thicknessofthe cross section of ther, blade rearwardly to the tang end also gives strength to the holeblade;

- Ibis equa y pp ea l' i forms ofgblade, such agrcr'egample sectional area of the blade at v tingedg r kn v "but is pareeeiarly da d edf table lil 'e 's psc' aliy .61, l ls st the straight blade andthescimit'ar r rarioitiaae.

, Beferring'to thedrawingsfiledherewithi 'V g Tig- I islflh le t on of nef fermeikrfi re I (table knif With straigl-1t blade); I. 0

accordance with this inventicn; g FigQQis aplan, i i 3 is a cross section on-line AeA,"

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. As wil lbe seen ig-.;-2, the cross-section of the blade a tapers long'itifdnially'from the ngie t h P i a d. s n in F 3, A; an 5, also fr the-ba kg bt o-t e lltthe cutting edge is hollow ground a ;shewn I at-cl froin withina'shortdistanceoftheboli 5 ster eto'the point of theYblade and is arranged I so that it is deepestat,or gradually increases k in depth towards,ithe point as is-clearly indi- 3E) eated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5by thearcs alongside, V l

the chain lines w, m with the result that that part of the blade near'the point which is mainly used as the cutting part of the knife has anextremely finecuttingedgeand owing 8'5 7 I to the increasing thickness of the cutting edge rearwardly to the tang end, the strength of the bladeis maintained.

As inthe example shown, the face 7 of the blade which is hollowground may be flat bl) above the'hollow whilst the oppositeface g' may be slightly rolled, rounded or made convex so that the cutting edgelies midway of the two faces of the blade with a substantial thickness'of metal immediately at the back 9'5 thereof for supporting said cutting edge.

Insome cases the blade may be hollow ground near the end only instead of substantially the whole length. I

Further the face of thejblade which is hol- 4 is a cross "seetion on ,line

,Figytifisfan elevationjof asianilar fo rrnpf One sidepfjthe blade alongside 1 r low ground may be rolled, rounded or made convex in addition to the opposite face.

The hollow is, or may be, continued partly round the point as shown at h in Figs. 1 and 6.

In a knife made according to this invention it will be found that a much finer and more permanent cutting edge is produced than has hitherto been possible with other known forms owing to the fact that the cutting part of the knife occurs at the thinnest part owing to the hollow bein': deepest at said part.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A knife having its blade hollow ground on one face thereof alongside the cutting edge, said blade tapering in thickness longitudinally towards the point and the hollow increasing in fulness towards the point.

2. A knife having its blade hollow ground on one face thereof alongside the cutting edge, said blade tapering in thickness longitudinally towards the point and the hollow increasing in fulness towards the point and being carried partly round said point.

3. A knife having its blade hollow ground on one face thereof alongside the cutting edge, said blade tapering in thickness longitudinally towards the point, the hollow increasing in fulness toward the point and the other face of the blade being convex.

4. A knife comprising a blade, a handle to the blade, said blade having obversely a longitudinal flat surface and a hollow ground surface adjacent thereto alongside the cutting ed 'e of the blade and, reversely, a convex surface, said blade tapering in thickness longitudinally towards the point thereof and transversely to the cutting edge of the blade and said hollow increasing in fulness towards said point. 7

' In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

' NORA ELSA LEES. 

